On Sat, 31 Oct 2015 15:54:14 -0600, Janet B >
wrote:

>On Sat, 31 Oct 2015 15:52:48 -0400, Brooklyn1
> wrote:
>
>>On Fri, 30 Oct 2015 21:24:02 -0800, Mark Thorson >
>>wrote:
>>
>>>Kalmia wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Someone claims that the rotiss is cheaper than buying a raw bird and roasting it.
>>>
>>>Yes, because that's how supermarkets recycle
>>>the birds near their expiration date.
>>
>>Depends on the supermarket, most of the medium to smaller markets and
>>especially ethnic markets buy more than they can sell to get the
>>volume discount. What they can't sell prior to the expiration date
>>they use for rotisserie chicken but still most are sold to local
>>restaurants, Chinese take outs buy a lot of those chickens. The
>>markets typically conduct business with the restaurants at the loading
>>dock when they're not open for regular business. They do the same
>>with produce, Chinese take outs buy all the ready to spoil veggies
>>they can get. Who do yoose think buys most of the returned baked
>>goods from the factory outlet stores, local eateries. On Lung Guyland
>>I lived a short walk from the Entenmann's plant, they had a large
>>factory store there selling returns, most customers were local
>>restaurants... and a lot was donated to the local hospitals for the
>>write off. Who do yoose think buys most of what people here call
>>"used meat", local restaurants of course. Yoose would be amazed at
>>how little the big chain markets pay for groceries at the
>>wholesaler... a major portion of the price of food is transportation,
>>costs of transporting is kept low by sending huge semis to regional
>>warehouses. Small businesses can't take advantage of those incoming
>>bulk prices so they buy from the nether end. Supermarkets don't
>>really sell all that many rotisserie chickens, and they are a pain to
>>prepare and clean up afterwards, but most of their profit comes from
>>selling them at their deli department, the highest profit margin items
>>in the store... most rotisserie chicken buyers also buy a lot of other
>>deli items, especially salads, those have a huge mark up... and they
>>are mostly made from salvaged produce, rotted parts pared away.
>>Business isn't conducted in the make believe world the dwarf would
>>have yoose believe... it's the very rare patron who walks through the
>>entire market to get to the deli department and then wait for their
>>number to be called just to buy a stinkin' rotisserie chicken and
>>nothing else, and then walk the entire length of the store again to
>>wait at the check out just to pay their five bux for one lousy
>>chicken. I don't think anyone goes to a stupidmarket with even the
>>thought of purchasing a rotisserie chicken... people buy them because
>>they see and smell them, they're tired and haven't much time so figure
>>an easy dinner, it's a point of purchase item, the same as the rag
>>scandal papers at the checkout... most shoppers toss a lot of items
>>into their cart that they never thought to buy because it's displayed
>>as eye candy. I'm often tempted by those banks of twirling chickens
>>but then I've learned long ago I'd only be disappointed.
>
>that is a really big fairy tale. Who waits in line for their number
>to be called? Throwaway produce in the salads? I do have to wait in
>line at my local Cash and Carry. It takes a long time for the Chinese
>restaurant people and the Mexican restaurant people to run their
>overloaded flat carts through the cash register. It takes even longer
>for them to load the purchases into their company truck. I'm glad I
>don't live in a sleaze neighborhood like you have.
>Janet US

If you've seen all those Chinese with flat carts than it's you who
lives in a sleaze hood, or you're awake very early and hanging out
under the cover of darkness at the back of the markets.